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Caddo Parish

Local election results for Tuesday, March 14, 2000, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Greenwood

Mayor, Town of Greenwood

Jerry L. Melot (Republican) won with 69.5% of the vote.

  • Jerry L. Melot RepublicanElected

    69.5% 461 votes

  • Linda Cosby Paine DemocratDefeated

    20.8% 138 votes

  • Keith Kershaw DemocratDefeated

    9.7% 64 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

663 votes cast.

Chief of Police, Town of Greenwood

Melvin Ogburn (Republican) won with 59.5% of the vote.

  • Melvin Ogburn RepublicanElected

    59.5% 405 votes

  • "Brad" Thomson DemocratDefeated

    30.5% 208 votes

  • Michael Ross Malone Other partyDefeated

    10.0% 68 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

681 votes cast.

Alderman at Large, Town of Greenwood

Owen D. Adams (Republican) won with 64.0% of the vote.

  • Owen D. Adams RepublicanElected

    64.0% 424 votes

  • Grady Barber DemocratDefeated

    36.0% 239 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

663 votes cast.

Alderman, District 2, Town of Greenwood

Ellise Dunn Wissing (Republican) won with 69.4% of the vote.

  • Ellise Dunn Wissing RepublicanElected

    69.4% 34 votes

  • Nancy McBryde RepublicanDefeated

    30.6% 15 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

49 votes cast.

Alderman, District 3, Town of Greenwood

Bobby Massey (Republican) won with 65.0% of the vote.

  • Bobby Massey RepublicanElected

    65.0% 160 votes

  • "Jim" Saintignan RepublicanDefeated

    35.0% 86 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

246 votes cast.

Courts and judges

District Judge, 1st JDC, Election Section 3, Division F

No one got a majority, so B. Woodrow "Woody" Nesbitt, Jr. (Republican) and Katherine Hennessey Dorroh (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • B. Woodrow "Woody" Nesbitt, Jr. RepublicanIn runoff

    48.7% 4,033 votes

  • Katherine Hennessey Dorroh RepublicanIn runoff

    44.7% 3,705 votes

  • "Bill" Nader DemocratDefeated

    6.6% 548 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

8,286 votes cast.

Party committees

DPEC Member, District 8

"Mike" Sullivan (Democrat) won with 67.4% of the vote.

  • "Mike" Sullivan DemocratElected

    67.4% 494 votes

  • Nita Steele DemocratDefeated

    32.6% 239 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

733 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 5th Representative District, Division A

"Ron" Webb (Republican) won with 56.0% of the vote.

  • "Ron" Webb RepublicanElected

    56.0% 269 votes

  • Billy McCormack RepublicanDefeated

    44.0% 211 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

480 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 5th Representative District, Division C

"Kim" Brun (Republican) won with 65.4% of the vote.

  • "Kim" Brun RepublicanElected

    65.4% 303 votes

  • Pamela Gross RepublicanDefeated

    34.6% 160 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

463 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 5th Representative District, Division D

Michael H. "Mike" Woods (Republican) won with 64.7% of the vote.

  • Michael H. "Mike" Woods RepublicanElected

    64.7% 433 votes

  • Barbara E. Henderson RepublicanDefeated

    35.3% 236 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

669 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 6th Representative District, Division A

John Escude' (Republican) won with 40.9% of the vote.

  • John Escude' RepublicanElected

    40.9% 285 votes

  • Fielder Calhoun RepublicanDefeated

    31.9% 222 votes

  • Jimmy C. Allen RepublicanDefeated

    27.3% 190 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

697 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 6th Representative District, Division B

Martha C. Belchic (Republican) won with 51.5% of the vote.

  • Martha C. Belchic RepublicanElected

    51.5% 363 votes

  • Royal Alexander RepublicanDefeated

    48.5% 342 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

705 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 6th Representative District, Division D

Philip Escude (Republican) won with 56.0% of the vote.

  • Philip Escude RepublicanElected

    56.0% 293 votes

  • "Bill" Dorsey RepublicanDefeated

    44.0% 230 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

523 votes cast.

RSCC Member(s), 7th Representative District

"Ron" Bean (Republican) and Archer Frierson (Republican) won.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: "Ron" Bean 50.3%, Archer Frierson 25.3%, Michael Asher 24.4%.

  • "Ron" Bean RepublicanElected

    51.0% 708 votes

  • Archer Frierson RepublicanElected

    25.9% 360 votes

  • Michael Asher RepublicanDefeated

    23.1% 321 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

1,389 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Ron" BeanArcher FriersonMichael AsherTurnout
Caddo Parish50.3%50325.3%25324.4%244
De Soto Parish52.7%20527.5%10719.8%77

Statewide and federal races in Caddo Parish

Democratic presidential primary

"Al" Gore (Democrat) won with 73.0% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: "Al" Gore 71.4%, Bill Bradley 21.6%, Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 4.6%, "Randy" Crow 2.3%.

  • "Al" Gore DemocratElected

    73.0% 114,942 votes

  • Bill Bradley DemocratDefeated

    19.9% 31,385 votes

  • Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    3.9% 6,127 votes

  • "Randy" Crow DemocratDefeated

    3.2% 5,097 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

157,551 votes cast.

Democratic presidential primary

George W. Bush (Republican) won with 83.6% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Caddo Parish: George W. Bush 87.5%, John McCain 7.9%, Alan Keyes 3.2%, "Steve" Forbes 0.8%.

  • George W. Bush RepublicanElected

    83.6% 86,038 votes

  • John McCain RepublicanDefeated

    8.9% 9,165 votes

  • Alan Keyes RepublicanDefeated

    5.7% 5,900 votes

  • "Steve" Forbes RepublicanDefeated

    1.0% 1,041 votes

  • Gary Bauer RepublicanDefeated

    0.7% 768 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

102,912 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Town of Oil City, Bond, Mayor & BOA

Passed: 30.2% voted yes and 69.8% voted no.

  • Yes

    30.2% 35 votes

  • NoDefeated

    69.8% 81 votes

No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

116 votes cast.